Accountant
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Prepared monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial statement packages utilizing ASPE guidelines for presentation to management, and internal and external stakeholders • Reviewed bank reconciliations and HST reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance with policies and regulations • Created both sales and purchase invoices, recording them through internal department documentation as well as through Sage50 • Processed payroll for approximately 15-20 bi-weekly employees, including producing ROEs, creating new hire profiles, and recording wage and time sheet data • Maintained cash flow forecasts and variance reconciliations, bringing attention to important or impactful items as necessary, and communicating the explanation for any variance from expectations • Communicated results, concerns, policies, and regulations consistently with non-finance-based management in an effective manner so that they understood the implications in a way that made sense to them